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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas H. Runge, Manasquan, NJ (US);
Jason Lester Hill, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
James Zimmerman, Norco, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a soil moisture sensor for interrupting an irrigation schedule of an irrigation controller. The moisture sensor comprises a relatively flat body with two lower electrodes and two lower anchoring barbs. A receiver receives moisture readings from the sensor and compares moisture data to a predetermined moisture interrupt value or limit, over which irrigation is interrupted.